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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216438507" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Patrice Peterson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216438507">(Nov 12 2020 at 08:18)</a>:</h4>
<p>Is there a way to go to the <em>very first</em> message in a topic? Pressing <code>Home</code> just takes me to the first message Zulip has loaded.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216441317" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Mario Carneiro <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216441317">(Nov 12 2020 at 08:46)</a>:</h4>
<p>If you scroll to the top, it should load earlier messages</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216448421" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Patrice Peterson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216448421">(Nov 12 2020 at 10:04)</a>:</h4>
<p>Yeah, but I have to do that over and over and over again to get to the actual first message in the topic. Sometimes, the initial message in the topic contains vital context. AFAIK there's no way other than pressing <code>Home</code> over and over again.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216449247" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Patrice Peterson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216449247">(Nov 12 2020 at 10:13)</a>:</h4>
<p><a href="https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues/14971">GH issue</a>, <a href="https://github.com/zulip/zulip/pull/15058">PR</a> (closed, unfortunately).</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216454239" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Nelson J Morais <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216454239">(Nov 12 2020 at 11:06)</a>:</h4>
<p>what I would like to see in each stream is the creation date of it plus the date of the latest post inside of it.</p>
<p>I'm subscribed to alot of stream and not always I'm able to check zullip daily, so mês message accumulate fast and I would like to be hable to start from newer or older posts as I see fit.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216479623" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Josh Triplett <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216479623">(Nov 12 2020 at 15:04)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="230980">@Patrice Peterson</span> You can open the list of topics for a stream, in the sidebar, and scroll through that to the bottom. That'll be somewhat faster.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216479860" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216479860">(Nov 12 2020 at 15:05)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention silent" data-user-id="230980">Patrice Peterson</span> <a href="#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20topic.20message.3F/near/216438507">said</a>:</p>
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<p>Is there a way to go to the <em>very first</em> message in a topic? Pressing <code>Home</code> just takes me to the first message Zulip has loaded.</p>
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<p>normally I go to <a href="https://zulip-archive.rust-lang.org/">https://zulip-archive.rust-lang.org/</a> and click from there</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216480018" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216480018">(Nov 12 2020 at 15:06)</a>:</h4>
<p>especially when I only want to skim and not read in detail</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216559514" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> DPC <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216559514">(Nov 13 2020 at 02:32)</a>:</h4>
<p>if you are on desktop you can press <code>t</code> which shows you the most recent active threads (iirc)</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216576485" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Patrice Peterson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216576485">(Nov 13 2020 at 07:48)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="239881">@Josh Triplett</span> <span class="user-mention" data-user-id="120823">@DPC</span> Sorry, I think I was being unclear—what I intended to ask was how to get at the very first message <em>within a single topic</em>. I've updated the headline to hopefully make it more understandable.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216576528" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Patrice Peterson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216576528">(Nov 13 2020 at 07:49)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="232545">@Joshua Nelson</span> That's a great link, thanks! :)</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216622180" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> DPC <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216622180">(Nov 13 2020 at 14:56)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="230980">@Patrice Peterson</span> yeah i was replying to the other comment. Btw <code>Page Up</code> does the trick i guess</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216682191" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Cyphase <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216682191">(Nov 13 2020 at 22:25)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="230980">@Patrice Peterson</span> This is a bit of a hack, but it works. If you click on the search bar while narrowed to a topic, it'll show the search terms for the current narrow. If you add "near:1" and hit Enter, that'll take you to the top message of that narrow.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216682257" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216682257">(Nov 13 2020 at 22:26)</a>:</h4>
<p>ooh I like that</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216682279" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216682279">(Nov 13 2020 at 22:26)</a>:</h4>
<p>is there a list of all the search filters somewhere?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216682303" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216682303">(Nov 13 2020 at 22:26)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention silent" data-user-id="237329">Cyphase</span> <a href="#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F/near/216682191">said</a>:</p>
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<p><span class="user-mention silent" data-user-id="230980">Patrice Peterson</span> This is a bit of a hack, but it works.</p>
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<p>it's ok, I can't throw stones <span aria-label="laughing" class="emoji emoji-1f606" role="img" title="laughing">:laughing:</span> <a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/75127">https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/75127</a></p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216688707" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Nelson J Morais <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216688707">(Nov 13 2020 at 23:35)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention silent" data-user-id="120823">DPC</span> <a href="#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F/near/216559514">said</a>:</p>
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<p>if you are on desktop you can press <code>t</code> which shows you the most recent active threads (iirc)</p>
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<p>cool thanks! now I just need it on mobile android <span aria-label="smile" class="emoji emoji-1f642" role="img" title="smile">:smile:</span> <br>
(btw.. sorry all by hijacking the thread with slight different issue, was not my intention)</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go%20to%20very%20first%20message%20in%20a%20topic%3F/near/216701615" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Poliorcetics <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Go.20to.20very.20first.20message.20in.20a.20topic.3F.html#216701615">(Nov 14 2020 at 03:04)</a>:</h4>
<p>On iOS tapping the time at the top of the screen will scroll up as far as possible (not related to Zulip, it works everywhere). Doing it repeatedly seems to work fine, it takes a second or two to load messages further up the thread</p>



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